1. Central and South Asia
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2. What are the capitals of India, Afghanistan and Pakistan?

3. New Delhi, India Kabul, Afghanistan Islamabad, Pakistan

4. What mountain range borders India to the northeast?

5. Himalayas

6. The Indus Valley was the birthplace of what religion?

7. Hinduism

8. What river is considered sacred to Hindus?

9. The Ganges River

10. What other country besides India does the Ganges delta cover?

11. Bangladesh

12. What body of water does the Ganges empty into?

13. The Bay of Bengal

14. What is subsistence farming?

15. Farming to grow enough food to feed yourself and your family.

16. Where do the majority of people in South Asia live?

17. Along the Indo-Gangetic Plain of the Brahmaputra and Ganges rivers

18. What is a monsoon?

19. Seasonal winds that bring dry air or rain

20. Which monsoon brings which kind of weather?

21. Summer – wet weather Winter – dry weather

22. What are some benefits of the summer monsoon?

23. Water for agriculture (crops – rice, tea, etc
Water for agriculture (crops – rice, tea, etc., dairy farms), to refill wells and aquifers, hydroelectric power

24. What are some positive and negative effects of limestone mining?

25. Positive – jobs, limestone for steel purification, limestone for building materials Negative – deforestation, loss of ground water, damage to rural villages, fertile land and water sources covered in rock

26. The majority of India’s climate could be described as…

27. Tropical dry and wet

28. What do climate change and deforestation have to do with South Asia?

29. Climate change and deforestation is changing the patterns of the needed summer monsoons, deforestation is also causing a loss of fresh water

30. What were two of the reasons for the British colonization of India?

31. -Natural resources: salt, spices, gold, timber, etc
-Natural resources: salt, spices, gold, timber, etc. -Fertile lands/forests -A market for British goods

32. What was partition?

33. After the end of British colonial rule in 1947, British India was divided into two countries: India: no official religion East and West Pakistan: Muslim

34. The main ideas of Buddhism can be found in…

35. The Four Noble Truths

36. Buddhists also believe in following the…

37. Eightfold Path

38. Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in/practice…

39. Enlightenment, karma, meditation, reincarnation, yoga

40. What do Buddhists hope to achieve at the end of their lives?

41. nirvana

42. The religious/spiritual leaders of Hinduism and Buddhism are…

43. Hinduism – gurus Buddhism - monks

44. Who is Brahman?

45. The one, supreme god of Hinduism who takes the form of many deities.

46. The holy text of Hinduism is called…

47. The Vedas

48. The real name of the Buddha was…

49. Siddhartha Guatama

50. How did Hinduism begin?

51. After the Aryans of Central Asia/southern Russia invaded and their beliefs blended with the Indian/Dravidian peoples’.

52. What is outsourcing?

53. Sending tasks to be done by workers outside a company

54. What religion employs the caste system and what is it?

55. -Hinduism -The caste system is a means of dividing people up into groups based on their birth.

56. Which group is most discriminated against because of the caste system?

57. The Untouchables or Dalits

58. Name two unique facts about Hinduism

59. Cows are sacred, many Hindus are vegetarians, there is no known founder, believe in the caste system

60. Name two unique facts about Buddhism

61. Founded by Siddhartha, Use the Tripitaka or “Three Baskets”, Follow the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path

62. This man helped India gain it’s independence from Britain
This man helped India gain it’s independence from Britain. What method of resistance is he famous for?

63. -Mahatma Gandhi -non-violent resistance

64. What job did Gandhi have and where did he work before he fought for India’s independence?

65. - Lawyer - South Africa

66. What kind of government does India now have?

67. A secular representative democracy

68. What is karma?

69. So study tonight or risk a poor grade on this test…
The belief that what you do in this life will affect this life and the next…
So study tonight or risk a poor grade on this test…